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Books like Wintersong: 9 series to read next

Wintersong is fantasy and romance, about fae and music, emotional in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Wintersong is 2 books, 2017–2018.

“Dark, romantic, and unforgettable, Wintersong is an enchanting coming-of-age story for fans of Labyrinth and The Cruel Prince.”
from the catalogue description

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A Court of Thorns and Roses
Earthsea
Legacy (Cayla Kluver)
Karou
Folktales
Iskari
Fairy Tale Retelling
Once Upon a Broken Heart
Fae & Alchemy

A Court of Thorns and RosesSeries

seriesSarah J. Maas6 books2015

Set in secondary world.

“There are currently five novels in the series, with the sixth scheduled to release on October 27, 2026, and the seventh on January 12, 2027.”
from the catalogue description
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EarthseaUniverse

universe19 books1964

Epic fantasy, reflective in tone, about wizards, set in secondary world.

“There is a lesson every wizard of Earthsea learns young: to know a thing's true name is to hold its whole being, and to speak it is to move the balance of the world.”
from the catalogue description

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Legacy (Cayla Kluver)Series

seriesCayla Kluver2 books2008

Set in secondary world.

“Kluver first began writing the series around the mid-2000s and finished her first rough draft of Legacy at the age of fourteen.”
from the catalogue description of Legacy

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KarouSeries

seriesLaini Taylor4 books2011

Set in secondary world.

“From copyright page: Seventeen year old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters - the chimerae who form the only family she has ever known.”
from the catalogue description of Daughter of Smoke & Bone
Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Start with Daughter of Smoke & Bone →

FolktalesSeries

seriesRobin McKinley3 books1978

Fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

“Almost 20 years later, McKinley returned to the same material with her 1997 novel Rose Daughter.”
from the catalogue description of Beauty

Start with Beauty →

IskariSeries

seriesKristen Ciccarelli3 books2017

Set in secondary world.

“In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went.”
from the catalogue description of The Last Namsara

Start with The Last Namsara →

Fairy Tale RetellingSeries

seriesScarlett St. Clair2 books2023

Fairy tale retelling, set in secondary world.

“Advertised as a novella but Kobo USA reports 54K words as of 2024-08-23.”
from the catalogue description of Mountains Made of Glass

Start with Mountains Made of Glass →

Once Upon a Broken HeartSeries

seriesStephanie Garber4 books2021

About curses, set in secondary world.

“Once Upon a Broken Heart and its sequels follow the fallout of that bargain across a fairy-tale-inflected world of curses and dangerous magic.”
from the catalogue description

Start with Once Upon a Broken Heart →

Fae & AlchemySeries

seriesCallie Hart2 books2024

About enemies to lovers, set in secondary world.

“Hart self-published the book in June 2024 after declining her literary agent's request for substantial revisions.”
from the catalogue description of Quicksilver

Start with Quicksilver →

Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

Questions readers ask

What should I read after Wintersong?: A Court of Thorns and Roses — the closest match to Wintersong on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Wintersong?: Wintersong. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Wintersong.
How big is Wintersong?: Wintersong is 2 books, 2017–2018.

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